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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 241 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Listen to the sounds): Rhymes end with the same sound: cat – hat, rain – train. A syllable is one beat: but-ter-fly has 3. A haiku has 3 lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. Count every word’s beats and add them up.

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  1. 1.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – mat (b) rat – mat (c) rat – key
  2. 2.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Hot chai in a cup (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) log – dog (b) log – swing (c) night – dog
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) moon – bed (b) moon – noon (c) mouse – noon
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  9. 9.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – sun (b) run – fog (c) book – sun
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – bell (b) fun – bell (c) tell – guitar
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) wing (b) fold (c) spoon
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “apple”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “dog”? (a) spoon (b) log (c) tree
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) look (b) ring (c) swish
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  18. 18.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The temple bells ring softly”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “run”? (a) far (b) one (c) look
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tortoise”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “samosa”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “peacock”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The kite string tugs at my hand”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “pie”? (a) high (b) head (c) hook
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Paper boats sail down the drain (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – day (b) play – cake (c) play – day
  29. 29.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  30. 30.Which word rhymes with “well”? (a) mat (b) tell (c) key
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “octopus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves kiss the warm sand”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “sun”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – day (b) guitar – day (c) stay – gold
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “tiger”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) smell (b) blouse (c) far
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Green parrots chatter all day (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The moon, round and white
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) A green parrot sings
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Rain taps on the roof”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. rat – mat
  2. A brown sparrow builds a nest
  3. log – dog
  4. 7
  5. 1
  6. moon – noon
  7. 3
  8. 7
  9. run – sun
  10. 3
  11. tell – bell
  12. 5
  13. spoon
  14. 2
  15. log
  16. swish
  17. 7
  18. 7
  19. 2
  20. one
  21. 2
  22. 3
  23. 2
  24. 4
  25. 7
  26. high
  27. Clouds drift past the hill
  28. play – day
  29. 7
  30. tell
  31. 3
  32. 5
  33. 1
  34. stay – day
  35. 2
  36. 5
  37. blouse
  38. The moon, round and white
  39. A green parrot sings
  40. 5

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